The Cross Windsor Town Bridge is situated above River Thames and connects Windsor and the village of Eton. The need for a bridge first arose during the 1100s, at which time a wooden bridge was constructed. More than a hundred years later, in 1242, the bridge was rebuilt from local oak trees. Over the next six centuries that bridge was repaired and restored many times. Then in the early 1820s, the bridge was declared unfit. So, the Duke of York had a new iron bridge built in 1824. With its 55 feet arch, this is still the bridge standing today.